Issue link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1122868
audio mixes, which generally have very small releases. This year for the Grammys, the Recording Academy will be accepting submissions above 5.1 for the first time. Asked about why surround is so much more successful in film and television as opposed to pure music projects, she replied, "I've always felt that the visuals tie into what is on the screen." Leslie is also very active on the Advisory Board of the Women's Audio Mission and was the first woman officer in the Recording Academy. I asked her about Peter Frampton winning his award on the same night, and she said, "I'm glad he's here. As a recovering guitar player, I was afraid they might ask me to play!" • THE 34TH ANNUAL NAMM TEC AWARD WINNERS CATEGORY AWARD WINNER Creative Film Sound Production Black Panther (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Creative Interactive Entertainment Sound Production Star Wars: Battlefront II (DICE/Electronic Arts) Creative Television Sound Production Game of Thrones (HBO/Warner Bros. Television) Technical Microphone Preamplifiers Rupert Neve Designs - RMP-D8 Technical Microphones - Recording Neumann - U 67 Technical Musical Instrument Software EastWest Sounds - Hollywood Choirs Technical Production Essentials PreSonus - FaderPort 16 Technical Signal Processing Hardware Eventide - H9000 Technical Signal Processing Software (Dynamics/ EQ/Utilities) iZotope - Ozone 8 Mastering Suite Technical Signal Processing Software (Effects) Soundtoys - Little Plate Plugin Technical Wireless Technology Sennheiser - evolution wireless G4 Technical Workstation Technology/ Recording Devices Avid - Pro Tools Ultimate